Open Your Eyes (Disturbed song)
| "Open Your Eyes" | ||||
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| Single by Disturbed | ||||
| from the album Immortalized | ||||
| Released | July 19, 2016 | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Churko | |||
| Disturbed singles chronology | ||||
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"Open Your Eyes" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It is the fourth single and fourth track from their sixth album Immortalized. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in November 2016.
Background
In a 2016 interview, singer David Draiman said that the song deals with being overwhelmed by conflicting information in modern life and encourages listeners to look past what is put in front of them to find the truth.[1]
Composition
Irving (Emeritus), writing for Sputnikmusic, noted that producer Kevin Churko's role in the band's musical reorientation is particularly evident on the album's early songs, including "Open Your Eyes" as a straightforward rocker that moves at a "satisfying, bone-crunching pace".[2]
Critical reception
Jon Hadusek of Consequence said the song was "painfully dated", described its staccato riffs as limp, and noted that it sounds familiar to Disturbed fans.[3] Alex Sievers of The Music said it was "numbingly dull" and didn't go anywhere.[4]
Tim Byron of The Sydney Morning Herald said the track shows why the band is popular, with Draiman sounding like James Hetfield of Metallica, riffs like Linkin Park-style nu metal, and a chorus like Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer", calling it a catchy mix of different metal styles.[5]
Reception
The song took part in a Loudwire Cage Match against Ghost's "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" and got 34% of the fan votes.[6]
Lyric video
The band released a lyric video on August 31, 2016.[1] It shows a young man becoming more absorbed in his phone while the world around him grows darker and passes him by, reflecting the song's message about looking beyond what comes through screens.[7][8]
Chart performance
It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart on November 26, 2016, their seventh song to do so.[9]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Apple Music.[10]
Disturbed
- David Draiman - lead vocals, background vocals, songwriter
- Dan Donegan - keyboards, background vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, songwriter
- Mike Wengren - drums, percussion, background vocals, songwriter
Additional credits
- Kevin Churko - songwriter, producer, mixing engineer, recording engineer
- John Feldmann - songwriter
- Nicholas Furlong - songwriter
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ a b "Disturbed Releases Lyric Video For 'Open Your Eyes' Song". Blabbermouth. August 31, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ (Emeritus), Irving (August 16, 2015). "Disturbed–Immortalized". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Hadusek, Jon (August 20, 2015). "Album Review: Disturbed–Immortalized". Consequence. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Sievers, Alex (September 4, 2015). "Album Review: Disturbed-'Immortalized'". The Music. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Byron, Tim (September 9, 2015). "CD reviews: Full bore metal from Motorhead, Iron Maiden and Disturbed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Childers, Chad (August 22, 2016). "Ghost vs. Disturbed – Cage Match". Loudwire. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ Childers, Chad (September 1, 2016). "Disturbed unleash 'Open Your Eyes' lyric video". Loudwire. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Kielty, Martin (September 1, 2016). "Watch Disturbed video for Open Your Eyes". Metal Hammer. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ a b Rutherford, Kevin (November 17, 2016). "Disturbed Earns Fourth Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 From 'Immortalized'". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Open Your Eyes - Song by Disturbed". Apple Music.
- ^ "Disturbed Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Disturbed Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2026.